How the Public Health service became what it is today is really the story of Public Health in america, a story that is still unfolding. Throughout the years, the Public Health service has fought its battles in plague ridden cities and in the corridors of power in washington. Todays public agencies are challenged by an everchanging orld and they respond. The centers for Disease Control and prevention strive to protect citizens from infectious and nonInfectious Diseases. The Health Resources and Services Administration supports the training of Health Professionals and sends them to underserved areas. The National Institutes of health conduct basic research on diseases such as aids. The food and Drug Administration hastens the approval process to bring new drugs to the public. The Substance Abuse and mental Health Services Administration Provides services for mental, behavioral, and addictive disorders. The healthrelated concerns connected with Hazardous Waste are increasingly important.
Out of an abundance of caution during the covid19 pandemic, there is no in person audience today and certain ceremonial elements have been prerecorded. Please welcome the official party to the stage the secretary of the army, the honorable ryan b mccarthy. Chief of staff of the army, general james c mcconville. Sergeant major of the army, michael a grinstead. Director of the National Museum of the United States army, ms. Tammy call. Accompanied by acting secretary of defense, the honorable christopher c miller. And chairman to the joint chiefs of staff, general mark a. Millie. Now presenting the colors is the third United States infantry regiment the old guard, accompanied by the old guard fife and drum corps. The National Anthem will be performed by Sergeant First Class jesse meeks from the United States army band, pershings own. Present. O say can you see by the dawns early light what so proudly we hailed at the twilights last gleaming . Whose broad stripes and bright stars through t
He has won several awards for his work, among them the International Prize and the shore and the esteemed journalism award. The publication he writes for and within new york review of books, new yorker, New York Times and the guardian, which the guardian recently published a highly learned and highly entertaining review of the British Museum exhibition and leisure in japanese art. Japan 1863 to 1964. In the year zero, most of which he wrote while he was a fellow 2012e center in 2011 and to the serious envy of the fellows that he was so productive. He has produced a billion brilliant portrayal of the world emerging from the devastation and unspeakable horrors, thetacle skeptical about idea that we can learn much from history, he nonetheless wanted to know the end including his own father went through. For it helped him make a sense of himself and indeed all of our lives in the long dark shadow of what came before. Zero magnificent in its modesty and the Financial Times describes it as e
As a touchstone to understand the branches of our government. It is also a place for we encourage participatory democracy. In fact, we just started a nonpartisan effort called just a vote. Just vote. Most important, i encourage you on november 3 yto just vote. It is the most important thing we can do as citizens. Where we want to invigorate civil discourse and inspire the next generation of leaders. Programn think of no and no speaker who meets every one of the goals that my husband had for this place more than todays special guest, Justice Stephen breyer. Breyer is a man for our time and demand for all time. Here in boston, we are proud to claim him as one of our a graduate of stanford, oxford, and harvard law, he went on to workforce for Supreme Court Justice Arthur goldberg. He served for many years as a professor at Harvard Law School and taught at the Kennedy School of government. He was a lawyer in the antitrust division of the Justice Department and was an assistant special coun
Speaker pelosi good morning, everyone. Good morning. Pelosi thank you for being here. We are really very honored to have congressman raskin to lead us through his legislation which , is so very important. So i hope you will prepare yourself for a civics lesson, or a presentation on the constitution of the united states. The 25th amendment to the constitution was ratified in 1967 after the assassination of president kennedy with strong , bipartisan support. Members of congress have a duty to take all necessary action to preserve continuity of government and protect the stability and integrity of our democracy for the future. That is why today, again, it is my honor to welcome congressman jamie raskin of maryland, a constitutional scholar, as he introduces legislation to establish a commission on president ial capacity to discharge the duties and powers and duties of the office. This is not about President Trump. He will face the judgment of the voters. But he shows the need for us to cr